Skip to main content

Vocabulary 🎵


Music

Hi guys❗ Let me tell you that I ❤️ 🎵. I listen to my MP3 player list when I'm traveling by 🚌, reading 📚, writing posts, etc.. Do you like listening to 🎵 How many words and expressions related to music do you know❓

In case you can't remember some of them, don't 😟. I'll remind you the most well-known, they are:

Singer /ˈˈsɪŋ.ə/
Someone who sings, especially 👨👩 whose job is singing.

Song /sɒŋ/
A piece of 🎵 with words that are sung. 

Lyricist /ˈlɪr.ɪ.sɪst/
A 👨/👩 who writes the words for songs. A lyricist is also called songwriter.

Lyrics  /ˈlɪr·ɪks/
The words of a song.

Chorus  /ˈkɔː.rəs/
The repeated part of a song.

Musician /mjuːˈzɪʃən/
A 👨/👩 who is skilled in playing 🎵 . For example: 🎸👩, 🎷👨, 🎻👩, etc.

Album /ˈæl.bəm/
A group of songs or pieces of 🎵 made available on an item like a 💽 or the internet.

Single /ˈsɪŋ.ɡəl/
A 💽 that has a main song and a few ones; a song that is sold in this way.

Tune /tjuːn/
A series of musical notes, especially it is catchy (nice and esay to remember).

Gig /ɡɪɡ/
A performance of 🎵 by 🎤👨👩 or musicians, especially playing modern or pop music. Also it is called concert.

Jam Session /ˈdʒæm ˌseʃən/
An informal performance of jazz or rock 🎵.

Cover /ˈkʌv.ə/
A performance or new recording of a song that was originally recorded by other artist.

Serenade /ˌser.əˈneɪd/
A song sung or a piece of 🎵 for 👨👩. Usually, a 👨 performs this for the 👩 he ❤️ at night.

A capela /ˌæ kæˈpelə/
Sung without any musical instrument.


Let's practise
Do you ❤️ 🎵   Who is your favourite 🎤 👨/👩  Which song do you like the most  Has other 🎤 👨 or band done a cover of this song, which do you prefer  Are you into concerts  Who did the last gig you go to  Have you ever been surprised with a serenade  Which song was sung or played to you


Thanks a ton for reading this post. I hope that you've enjoyed this vocabulary lessonTell me in the 💬 if you have any question.

In case you want to know when a new lesson is available, subscribe 🔝 😀.

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Idioms & Animals

Idioms with animal words Hi guys❗ Today, the idiom lesson is related to 🦋 🐱 🐶 🐺 🐋 . Do you know idioms with animals ❓ In case you don't. I challenge you to guess the meaning of ❺ idioms mentioned in the following conversations, could you guess what each one means ❓ 💬 Peter: Have you tell our mum about the 🎁. Rose: Sorry❗ I was trying to keep it a secret but, when we were talking, I let the 🐱 out of the bag . 💬 Sonja: What do you like the most about Charlie ❓ Emma: I ❤️ that he's a social 🦋 . 💬 Mario: My 🐶  has eaten my 📄 this morning. Teacher: Mario, you did say the same excuse last week. If you cry 🐺 too many times, eventually no-one will believe you. 💬 Son: Bye mum❗ Mum: Don't leave the ☂ at home. It's raining 🐱 🐱 🐱 and 🐶 🐶 🐶. 💬 Charles: How was your holidays in the 🇺🇸❓ Johnny: I had a 🐋 of a ⏰ . I visited many touristic places like the 🗽 . Did you guess the meanings of these id...

Vocabulary 🌎

Countries & Nationalities in the Americas Hi guys❗ I was wondering if you know the names of some countries and nationalities.  How many names of countries in North, Central and South America do you know❓ In case you can't remember some of them, don't 😟. I'll remind you them and how native people from these countries are called. North America 🇺🇸 (The) United States of America / ˌjʊ.naɪ.tɪd ˌsteɪts əv əˈmer.ɪ.kə / 👨👩 American / əˈmer.ɪ.kən / 🇨🇦 Canada / ˈkæn.ə.də / 👨👩 Canadian / kəˈneɪ.di.ən / 🇲🇽 Mexico / ˈmek.sɪ.kəʊ / 👨👩 Mexican / ˈmek.sɪ.k ə n / Central America 🇬🇹 Guatemala / ˌɡwɑː.təˈmɑː.lə / 👨👩 Guatemalan / ˌɡwɑː.təˈmɑː.lən / 🇧🇿 Belize / bəˈliːz / 👨👩 Belizean / bəˈliː.zi.ən / 🇸🇻 El Salvador / ˌel ˈsæl.və.dɔːr / 👨👩 Salvadorean / ˌsæl.vəˈdɔː.ri.ən / 🇭🇳 Honduras / hɒnˈdʒʊə.rəs / 👨👩 Honduran r / hɒnˈdʒʊə.rən / 🇳🇮 Nicaragua / ˌnɪk. ə rˈæɡ.ju.ə / 👨👩 Nicara...

Phrasal Verbs

With 'Put' Hi guys❗ I'm sure that you've said this word many times. Do you use  phrasal verbs  with   ' put ' ❓ If you don't. Well, I'll tell you some of them. Let's begin❗ Put ( sth ) aside To save something such as ⏳ or 💰 for a special purpose.      I put some time aside every evening to learn Japanese.          ↳ put time / money / etc. aside Put ( sb ) down To make 👨/👩 feel silly or not important by insulting or criticizing them.      Stop putting yourself down. You did your best in the tournament .                 ↳ put sb down / put down sb Put off ( sth ) To postpone an event or activity.      Mavis has put off her studies until September.                    ...